Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

WEB DEVELOPER.COM GUIDE TO CREATING WEB CHANNELS by Lee Purcell reviewed by Deborah Wiley for Database, Feb. 1999 This book sheds more light on push technology, focusing on the three major technologies, Microsoft's Active Channels, Netscape's Netcaster and Backweb's InfoCenter. In particular, this book provides some details on software that can help you develop channels, with updates posted on the Web site listed earlier. This book does not go into quite as much detail on us-ing and developing channels, although it certainly provides plenty of information to get you started. According to the review, the book gives less emphasis to:

• A. Softwares.
• B. Web site lists.
• C. The use of channels.
• D. Push technology.

The sentence "The security system has not been tested so far" means approximately:

• A. Nobody has tested the security system so far.
• B. Nothing has been tested by the security system so far.
• C. No security system has been tested so far.
• D. None of the security systems has been tested so far.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 17 to 20.

Software

A substantial proportion of information can be digitized. It seems likely that soon, for example, any type of information that can be perceived, i.e. seen, heard, felt, smelt or tasted, will be reducible to a collection of bits. Once in digital form, the information in question can be stored, processed and displayed by a computer. Furthermore, it can readily and rapidly be transmitted from one computer to any other computer regardless of distance, political frontiers, and physical obstacles. From a digital point of view, there is absolutely no distinction between text, sounds, graphics, photographs, music, animations, videos and…software. To include software in our list, however, may seem rather odd. Why this is so? Computer programs are, after all, only digitized information like the other examples. However, there is one vital difference between software and the rest. While text, sounds, graphics, as well as the other examples given above, are generally passive in nature, software, by contrast, is essentially active. It is information with attitude! As Hart reminds us, "Computer programs are not only texts: they also behave". Software is both form and substance, both symbolic and functional, it both "is" and "does". For this reason, software is conceptually very challenging.

According to the text, information

• A. must not be digitized in order to be stored.
• B. has to be digitized so as to be perceived.
• C. would have to be legalised to be digitized.
• D. has to be turned into graphics to be read.
• E. requires a high platform to be comprehensive.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

What does the verb close mean concerning the budget deficit?

• A. Increasing it.
• B. Bringing it to an end.
• C. Financing it.
• D. Rolling it over.
• E. Forgiving it.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

Which aspect of the Russian economy is not mentioned in the text?

• A. Taxes.
• B. Interest rates.
• C. Stockmarket index.
• D. Budget deficit.
• E. Mergers.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

According to the text, Boris Yeltsin

• A. became too ill to go on ruling Russia.
• B. was suddenly overthrown by Vladimir Putin.
• C. intervened swiftly in the Russian economy.
• D. was interviewed by a former KGB agent.
• E. was replaced as leader by Vladimir Putin.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

"Stock options were just a footnote". What does the author mean by "a footnote"?

• A. Not part of the executives' wealth.
• B. The executives' wealth.
• C.

  A minor component of the executives' compensation.

• D.

  Just about half of the executives' compensation.

• E.

  Only cash paid as part of the executives' salary.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

Which of the following statements reflects the content of the text?

• A.

  Stock option grants might dominate world top executives'pay.

• B.

  Stock options had always played a leading role in American top executives' career.

• C.

  Stock options will soon be the smallest component of international top executives' pay.

• D.

  Stock options may represent just a footnote in American top executives' pay.

• E.

  Stock options are already a significant part of American top executives' pay.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

What is the complete definition for the noun wealth?

• A.

  The money, property and other valuable things that someone owns.

• B.

  The money invested in the stock market by a financial consultant.

• C.

  The shares and property which someone owns.

• D.

  The physical abilities developed by a disciplined person.

• E. The stock option grants owned by an investor.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

What does the verb net refer to in the following sentence:

"...netting more than a half - billion dollars".

• A. The gain when all expenses have been paid.
• B. An amount of money earned in total.
• C. The gain made before the expenses are paid.
• D. Total earnings, before deductions are made.
• E. Partial gain due to the market losses.